Gratiola. diandria monogynia. 135 



Dianthera. Mr. R. Brown informs me that he thought it 

 would belong- to a new genus, which he calls Nelsonia 



32. J. verticillata. R. 



Erect, hairy, spines verticelled with their apices bifid , or 

 trifid. Leaves petioled, ovate. Flower amongst the verticils 

 of spines, sub-sessile. 



Hind. CiiHtoola. 



Found by Dr. Hunter in the vicinity of Oujein, in seed 

 and flower in March. 



GRATIOLA. Schreb. gen. N. 37- 

 Corol one-petalled, irregular. Sterile filaments two, affix- 

 ed to the lower lip of the corol. Anthers double, and connect- 

 ed. Capsules superior, two-celled, two-valved. Seeds nu- 

 merous. 



1. G. amara. R. 



Annual (in Bengal), creeping. Leaves petioled, cordate, 

 serrate. Peduncles axillary, four to six-flowered. Calyx 

 four-leaved, exterior pair cordate, inner subulate, apices of 

 the sterile filaments free. Capsule ovate, hid in the calyx. 



Caranga amara. Vahl. enum. vol. 1. 100. 



Serratula amara. Rumph. Amb. 5. p. 459. t. 170.y. 1. 

 which has been quoted by mistake, I presume, for Scutella- 

 ria indica. 



This pretty plant has been accidentally introduced into 

 the Botanic garden, among spice and other plants from the 

 Moluccas. Flowering time the cold season. 



Root fibrous. Stems and branches creeping, with their ex- 

 tremities sub-erect, four-sided, coloured, smooth. Leaves op- 

 posite, petioled, cordate, deeply serrate, somewhat rugose, of 

 a soft texture, but free of pubescence ; in general about two 

 inches long. Peduncles axillary, solitary, rather longer than 

 the petioles, supporting at their extremities, two or three pairs. 



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